problem whith ldap instalation

[diego_933]

Hi list, please somebody help me, when i try to install zimbra i get first this error.

DNS ERROR resolving MX for correo.lafrancol.com
It is suggested that the domain name have an MX record configured in DNS
Change domain name? [Yes] yes

so it tray to give it other name but the error persist, finally i say not and the installer ask me by the password of the manager i give it but at the end of the instalation process this message appear ...

Initializing ldap...FAILED (256)


ERROR



Configuration failed

some body knows about this errors, thanks by your help ....

[Klug]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

What are you trying to achive ? I mean, do you want the Zimbra server you're setting up to be the mail server of lafrancol.com domain or are you just testing Zimbra locally ?

Another thing is that if your installation fails, you should try to uninstall everything (./install.sh -u) before relaunching the installation script (actually, I had to do this to get the installation to work).

[diego_933]

thanks by your help,
Im trying to make the zimbra server be the lafrancol mail server...

[Klug]

So is your zimbra server the MX for the domain ?

[diego_933]

I could resolve the problem, i just created the MX record in the dns, uninstall the previos installation of zimbra and reinstall the server and it work, thanks man ...

[Klug]

YW.

Good luck 8)

[ali3n0]

Hi everybody!
Well, trying to install Zimbra on Debian Testing... after some problems (certs for ldap, solved with this thread:
Upgrade SLAPD Cert problem
Thank you marcmac!)

Followin' the wiki: http://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Server_Start
the first 4 points are ok, because only the slapd starts:

zimbra@australopitecus:~$ bin/zmcontrol start
Host australopitecus.*.net
        Starting ldap...Done.
zimbra@australopitecus:~$ ps ax|grep slapd
 4583 ?        Ssl    0:00 /opt/zimbra/openldap-2.3.21/libexec/slapd -l LOCAL0 -4 -u zimbra -h ldap://australopitecus.*.net:389 -f /opt/zimbra/conf/slapd.conf
zimbra@australopitecus:~$ bin/zmcontrol status
Cannot determine services - exiting

After startup from /var/log/syslog:

Sep 28 16:06:31 localhost zimbramon[5054]: 5054:info: Starting services
Sep 28 16:06:31 localhost slapd[5078]: @(#) $OpenLDAP: slapd 2.3.21 (Jul 14 2006 12:14:14) $ ^Iroot@build-debian.liquidsys.com:/home/build/p4/main/ThirdParty/openldap/openldap-2.3.21/servers/slapd
Sep 28 16:06:31 localhost slapd[5079]: slapd starting
Sep 28 16:06:35 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=0 fd=11 ACCEPT from IP=192.168.0.98:35432 (IP=192.168.0.98:389)
Sep 28 16:06:35 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=0 op=0 BIND dn="uid=zimbra,cn=admins,cn=zimbra" method=128
Sep 28 16:06:35 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=0 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=49 text=
Sep 28 16:06:35 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=0 fd=11 closed (connection lost)

...and after "stop" command:

Sep 28 16:07:53 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping services
Sep 28 16:07:53 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping mta
Sep 28 16:07:53 localhost postfix/postalias[5148]: warning: My hostname australopitecus is not a fully qualified name - set myhostname or mydomain in /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/conf/main.cf
Sep 28 16:07:53 localhost postfix[5149]: warning: My hostname australopitecus is not a fully qualified name - set myhostname or mydomain in /opt/zimbra/postfix-2.2.9/conf/main.cf
Sep 28 16:07:53 localhost postfix[5149]: fatal: chdir(/usr/libexec/postfix): No such file or directory
Sep 28 16:07:54 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping spell
Sep 28 16:07:54 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping snmp
Sep 28 16:07:54 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping antivirus
Sep 28 16:07:54 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping antispam
Sep 28 16:07:54 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping imapproxy
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=2 fd=11 ACCEPT from IP=192.168.0.98:35438 (IP=192.168.0.98:389)
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=2 op=0 BIND dn="uid=zimbra,cn=admins,cn=zimbra" method=128
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=2 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=49 text=
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost slapd[5079]: conn=2 fd=11 closed (connection lost)
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping mailbox
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5238]: threaddump requested
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5238]: file /opt/zimbra/log/zmtomcatmgr.pid does not exist
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5238]: assuming no other instance is running
Sep 28 16:07:57 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5238]: no manager process is running
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5245]: stop requested
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5245]: file /opt/zimbra/log/zmtomcatmgr.pid does not exist
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5245]: assuming no other instance is running
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zmtomcatmgr[5245]: no manager process is running
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping logger
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost zimbramon[5127]: 5127:info: Stopping ldap
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost slapd[5079]: daemon: shutdown requested and initiated.
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost slapd[5079]: slapd shutdown: waiting for 0 threads to terminate
Sep 28 16:07:59 localhost slapd[5079]: slapd stopped.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!!

[phoenix]

Do you actually have a correct /etc/hosts file & DNS reords f[pinting to your zimbra server?

What does the following return:

host `hostname`
dig MX yourdomain.com (replace that with your correct domain name)

[ali3n0]

I think the dns is ok, with A and MX records:

zimbra@australopitecus:~$ host -a australopitecus.*.net
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;australopitecus.*.net.  IN      ANY

;; ANSWER SECTION:
australopitecus.*.net. 3600 IN   A       192.168.0.98
australopitecus.*.net. 3600 IN   MX      10 australopitecus.*.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
australopitecus.*.net. 3600 IN   A       192.168.0.98

Bud "dig" doesn't tell me about 192.168.0.98... no "ANSWER SECTION"

[phoenix]

Sorry, my mistake. Try 'dig MX fqdn' where fqdn is the server that's got zimbar on - that should show if there's a correct MX record.

From your previous post:

australopitecus.*.net. 3600 IN   MX      10 australopitecus.*.net.

it doesn't look right to me. I guess that 'australopitecus.*.net' is your domain name? It should read something like:

australopitecus.*.net. 3600 IN   MX      10 svrname.australopitecus.*.net

or if 'australopitecus' is your servername then it should read:

*.net. 3600 IN   MX      10 australopitecus.*.net

one of those formats should be correct depending on your domain name.

There's a description of the settings in the forums under a thread called "DNS in a nutshell", have a look at that and see if your DNS matches it. I am assuming this is a DNS server on your LAN? If you're behind a router you may need a split DNS setup and that's described in the wiki.